Painting Dado rails in Emulsion??

Jet

I want to paint my room which has a dado rail and ideally I would like the dado rail and skirting to be the same colour.  Both are currently painted in white gloss.  Should I get a gloss paint in the same colour for the dado and skirting?  (I know I need to sand the current gloss to get a key) Or use the emulsion with primer beforehand and maybe varnish afterwards? I intend to have a new laminate floor fitted after painting the skirting so am aware the skirting might take a bit of a battering when it is fitted.

FreeBear

You don't need to use a gloss paint. A satin or matt would also do the job. Just don't use emulsion, it is not hard wearing enough and will easily rub off.

ThisIsWeird

As FreeBear says.

It shouldn't be hard to get a matching pot of 'satinwood' or 'eggshell' finish in the same colour, and I think it'll work out better, as well as 'look' right. Or, of course, gloss, if that's your preference. I understand gloss is coming back for woodwork.

That is such a nice colour - what is it?

Jet

ThisIsWeird said:

As FreeBear says.

That is such a nice colour - what is it?

It's a B&Q paint called Kilkenny.  I have 10 colour swatches on my wall, I just wasn't getting the right green until I found that one. 

ThisIsWeird

Jet said:

ThisIsWeird said:

As FreeBear says.

That is such a nice colour - what is it?

It's a B&Q paint called Kilkenny.  I have 10 colour swatches on my wall, I just wasn't getting the right green until I found that one. 

If B&Q doesn't have the same colour off the shelf in other finishes, then they will almost certainly mix it up for you.

Could you post a pic of the finished job when you get there, please? :-)

Green_hopeful

You can just get it mixed. Our woodwork is the same colour as our walls. We just get a satin version mixed for the wood. Satin is not as shiny as gloss. 

FreeBear

Jet said:

ThisIsWeird said:

As FreeBear says.

That is such a nice colour - what is it?

It's a B&Q paint called Kilkenny.

Oh, a GoodHome colour...

I had a tin of GoodHome satin mixed to a specific RAL colour. Found it had very poor colour, and even after several coats, the primer was showing through. Thin, watery consistency. Ended up going to Crown and using one of their acrylics which was a lot better. Still a little disappointed, so I may well switch to an oil based paint next time.

Albermarle

(I know I need to sand the current gloss to get a key)

You also need to decide whether to us water based, or oil/solvent based satinwood.

Water based has a much lower odour and dries quicker, especially the 'quick dry' versions. It should not fade with time, but is prone to flaking/chipping if it is in an area that gets abrasion.
Oil based smells stronger during and after application, but tends to give a smoother finish/easier to apply. It is also more resistant to flaking/chipping.

If the current paint is different from the one you are applying ( say water based on oil based) you may get some adhesion problems.

You will get less issues generally by using better quality/more expensive paint.